Barbara Haralson was 77 and lived in Picayune. On Wednesday morning she got behind the wheel of her 2016 Kia Sedona. Her passenger was 36-year-old Kelton Haralson. They headed north on Interstate 59 in Pearl River County.
It was about 7:30 a.m. when the van left the roadway. It slammed into a tree. Both people inside got hurt. Responders took them to a local hospital.
Barbara did not make it. Doctors pronounced her dead later that day. Kelton was treated for his injuries. No more details on how he is doing have come out yet.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is looking into what caused the crash. They have not said if speed or weather or something else played a part. The road was clear that early hour for most folks heading to work or errands.
Folks in Picayune know these sudden wrecks hit hard. One minute a person is driving along. The next everything stops. Barbara had years behind her. She had seen a lot of changes in south Mississippi.
This kind of news spreads fast in a small place like Picayune. Neighbors talk about the stretch of I-59 and how it can turn on you. The investigation continues. Troopers will sort through the facts.
Life does not give warnings most of the time. A regular Wednesday morning turned into the last one for Barbara Haralson. Her family and the people who knew her now face the quiet that comes after
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